The Amazon river basin is home to the biggest tropical rainforest in the world. It is one of the major carbon sinks as well as oxygen contributors in the world. What has
After the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster of 2011, Japan was forced to move away from nuclear power and in its place, embraced coal as a major energy source. Over the past several years, Kimiko Hirata’ s grassroots company led to
Johan Eliasch, the Swedish tycoon, orchestrated a symphony of environmental stewardship by acquiring a staggering 400,000 acres of the Amazonian rainforest. His motivation? A
A new study reveals that Greenland’s ice sheet, which melted by 90% over the last million years, heightens the catastrophic risk predictions for rising sea levels. The discovery of plant, insect, and
During the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26, held in 2021 in the Scottish city of Glasgow, United Kingdom, several countries committed to stopping the sale of gasoline cars starting in 2035.
Around 175,000 people die each year in Europe from heat-related causes, and that number is expected to rise in line with the planet’s constant warming, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on
Monday, July 22, 2024, was the warmest day recorded on Earth. But how do scientists actually measure that? The declaration was made by Copernicus, the European climate change service. It’s important to
For the first time in a decade, plants in the Atacama Desert have started flowering in the middle of winter, covering a portion of the driest desert on the planet in white
Hurricane Beryl, the first hurricane of this year’s Atlantic season, has caused devastating impacts across the Caribbean and is now moving towards Mexico. The storm reached Category 5, marking it as the
The Strait of Gibraltar, a narrow 14 km passage separating Europe from Africa, is one of the most significant migratory routes for birds. This natural bottleneck channels millions of birds annually as
President Joe Biden proposed on Tuesday, July 2nd, a new rule to protect about 36 million workers from health risks due to extreme heat, including thousands of Latinos and immigrants working in
To pioneer a transformative initiative revolutionizing extreme weather forecasting and early warning systems in the region, the UN World Food Programme (WFP), Oxford University Physics Department, IGAD Climate Prediction and Application Center
Two scientists have discovered that Antarctica is heading towards uncontrollable ice melt, caused by the intrusion of warm ocean water between the ice and the land beneath it, as indicated by a